In September 2008, I bought a Lagerstroemia indica ‘Tuscarora’ (Tuscarora crape myrtle) for our Stamford, CT (zone 6) garden. I’d wanted a crape myrtle for some time but could never find a cold-hardy specimen that I liked and was willing to spend the money on since I suspected I was taking a chance by trying to [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Notes From My Test Garden…Lagerstroemia indica
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Plant Possibilities, Test Garden, Zone 6 gardening on June 26, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Book Preview…100 Easy-To-Grow Native Plants
Posted in Book Previews, Gardening Inspiration, Natives, Sustainable Gardening on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Native plants are a valuable asset for any garden but sometimes they get pushed to the back of the nursery displays while their showier ‘exotic’ cousins get all the attention. Gardening with native plants has so many positives – adding to the biodiversity in your garden (if you want butterflies and birds visiting there is no [...]
Another Way To Personalize Your Garden
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Gardening Inspiration, Landscape Design on June 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Our gardens are often a window into our personalities. No two gardens are the same just as no two gardeners are the same. Some gardens are prim and proper while others are more wild and carefree. Some are riots of color while others are more subdued. But if you’ve been gardening in the same spot [...]
Re-Blooming Shrubs
Posted in Gardening Inspiration, Plant Possibilities on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Flowering shrubs are a mainstay of many mixed borders but the problem with some of them is that once they bloom, which can last for only a few short weeks in many cases, the show is over. If you’re lucky, the leaves of your flowering shrub will turn bright colors in the fall offering another show [...]
Deer-Resistant* Annuals
Posted in Deer-resistant, Edibles, Gardening in Connecticut, Plant Possibilities, Zone 6 gardening on June 16, 2009 | 8 Comments »
June is the ideal time here in southwestern CT (zone 6) to plant annuals to fill in some empty spots in your beds and borders. If, like me, you garden in an area with a heavy deer population, you need to choose your annuals carefully. Even though annuals last for only one growing season, unlike [...]
Happy (and soggy) Garden Bloggers Bloom Day
Posted in Bloom Day, Gardening in Connecticut, Plant Possibilities on June 15, 2009 | 15 Comments »
It’s the middle of the month and that means it’s time to show off some of the plants that are blooming in my garden. The idea for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day (GBBD) came from Carol, the author of May Dreams Gardens blog. At this time every month, fellow garden bloggers give each other a peak [...]
Welcome To My Test Garden
Posted in Deer-resistant, Garden Coaching, Gardening in Connecticut, Gardening Inspiration, Natives, Test Garden, Zone 6 gardening on June 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Several years ago I decided to use parts of my garden as a ‘test garden’ so I could see how plants behaved under different growing conditions (can plants labeled as full sun actually thrive in part shade), to see how placement of plants affects deer browsing (I’m beginning to think there is something to the [...]
Book Preview: Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
Posted in Book Previews on June 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
An Intoxicatingly Good Read Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart is a small but comprehensive book full of deadly, poisonous, noxious, irritating and dangerous plants, many of which may be growing in your own backyard. Stewart’s descriptions of these botanical oddities are interesting, well-researched and [...]
My New Favorite Gardening Gloves
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut on June 9, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I am the kind of gardener that can go through almost a half dozen pairs of gloves in one season. Some I lose, some I through away (more on that later) and some just seem to fall apart. I’ve tried the generic, inexpensive cloth ones and also the expensive leather gloves that are ’made just for [...]
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